flame tree

Noun
  1. A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers;
    Parasitic on roots of grasses (synset 112759359)
    is a type of: parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
    belongs to: genus nuytsia, nuytsia - one species
    same as: christmas tree, fire tree, nuytsia floribunda
  2. Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar;
    Widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers;
    Sometimes placed in genus Poinciana (synset 112515299)
    is a type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    belongs to: delonix, genus delonix - evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
    same as: delonix regia, flamboyant, peacock flower, poinciana regia, royal poinciana
  3. North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves (synset 112217044)
    is a type of: bottle tree, bottle-tree - an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
    same as: brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree
  4. South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers (synset 112216853)
    is a type of: bottle tree, bottle-tree - an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
    same as: brachychiton acerifolius, flame durrajong, sterculia acerifolia
  5. Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree;
    Fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery (synset 111778320)
    is a type of: acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    belongs to: genus acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
    same as: acacia farnesiana, cassie, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle

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